Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this segment from AFS’s 2023 Space Innovation Summit, Maj. Gen. Clint Crosier, USAF (Ret), Director, Aerospace & Satellite Solutions at Amazon Web Services, hosts Founder of C5 Capital, André Pienaar, President & CEO of SES Space & Defense, David Fields, and Chief Growth Officer of Comtech, Nicole Robinson for an eye-opening conversation on investing in the Space Economy.
About Maj. Gen. Clint Crosier, USAF (Ret):
Maj. Gen. Clint Crosier, USAF (Ret), is a recently retired US Air Force/Space Force 2-star General with 33 years of experience in space missions while leading large, complex, and dynamic organizations around the world. He is currently the Director, Aerospace & Satellite Solutions at Amazon Web Services. This business unit is focused specifically on fueling innovation in the space domain and solving customers' toughest mission challenges. It is responsible for providing secure, flexible, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions such as high-performance computing, post-data processing, edge computing, autonomous operations, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to propel the future space enterprise. He also has extensive experience in national security management, legislative affairs, foreign government relations, requirements, resource management, operations, intelligence, strategy and planning.
About André Pienaar:
André Pienaar is the Chief Executive and the Founder of C5 Capital and an energy expert and investor. He is also deeply committed to philanthropy, supporting causes related to peace, global security, children's welfare, veterans, and scientific pursuits. André's extensive experience includes his role as the strategist for the Directorate of Special Operations in South Africa and founding the international consulting firm G3. He serves on multiple boards, including BlueVoyant, Ionir, Haven Group, and ITC Secure. André's philanthropic engagements include directorships at the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and the Limitless Space Institute. He holds law degrees and a Master's degree in Strategic Studies from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
About David Fields:
David Fields is the President and CEO of SES Space & Defense. Prior to joining SES Space & Defense, Dave served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of DRS’ Global Enterprise Solutions (GES). Dave has over 30 years’ experience in the satellite communications (SATCOM) and Information Technology (IT) industry, serving in a variety of sales, marketing, strategy, technical, and executive management roles with Contel, GTE/Verizon, DynCorp International, SES Americom Government Services and Verestar.
About Nicole Robinson:
Nicole Robinson is the Chief Strategy Officer at Comtech, a company specializing in satellite communications (SATCOM) and geospatial solutions. With over two decades of experience in the industry, Nicole has demonstrated strong leadership and a reputation for innovation. She has a background in P&L management and a proven ability to identify strategic opportunities. Nicole's expertise lies in understanding customer needs and developing collaborative solutions. She is passionate about driving value in global technology markets through partnerships and integrated services. Nicole is instrumental in Comtech's transformation and focuses on leveraging the company's technology leadership to create new pipelines of opportunity. She is committed to fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within Comtech and the industry as a whole. With a focus on convergence and disruptive innovation, Nicole plays a crucial role in Comtech's mission to deliver valuable insights and reliable connectivity worldwide.
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In this segment from AFS’s 2023 Space Innovation Summit, Maj. Gen. Clint Crosier, USAF (Ret), Director, Aerospace & Satellite Solutions at Amazon Web Services, hosts Founder of C5 Capital, André Pienaar, President & CEO of SES Space & Defense, David Fields, and Chief Growth Officer of Comtech, Nicole Robinson for an eye-opening conversation on investing in the Space Economy.
About Maj. Gen. Clint Crosier, USAF (Ret):
Maj. Gen. Clint Crosier, USAF (Ret), is a recently retired US Air Force/Space Force 2-star General with 33 years of experience in space missions while leading large, complex, and dynamic organizations around the world. He is currently the Director, Aerospace & Satellite Solutions at Amazon Web Services. This business unit is focused specifically on fueling innovation in the space domain and solving customers' toughest mission challenges. It is responsible for providing secure, flexible, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions such as high-performance computing, post-data processing, edge computing, autonomous operations, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to propel the future space enterprise. He also has extensive experience in national security management, legislative affairs, foreign government relations, requirements, resource management, operations, intelligence, strategy and planning.
About André Pienaar:
André Pienaar is the Chief Executive and the Founder of C5 Capital and an energy expert and investor. He is also deeply committed to philanthropy, supporting causes related to peace, global security, children's welfare, veterans, and scientific pursuits. André's extensive experience includes his role as the strategist for the Directorate of Special Operations in South Africa and founding the international consulting firm G3. He serves on multiple boards, including BlueVoyant, Ionir, Haven Group, and ITC Secure. André's philanthropic engagements include directorships at the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and the Limitless Space Institute. He holds law degrees and a Master's degree in Strategic Studies from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
About David Fields:
David Fields is the President and CEO of SES Space & Defense. Prior to joining SES Space & Defense, Dave served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of DRS’ Global Enterprise Solutions (GES). Dave has over 30 years’ experience in the satellite communications (SATCOM) and Information Technology (IT) industry, serving in a variety of sales, marketing, strategy, technical, and executive management roles with Contel, GTE/Verizon, DynCorp International, SES Americom Government Services and Verestar.
About Nicole Robinson:
Nicole Robinson is the Chief Strategy Officer at Comtech, a company specializing in satellite communications (SATCOM) and geospatial solutions. With over two decades of experience in the industry, Nicole has demonstrated strong leadership and a reputation for innovation. She has a background in P&L management and a proven ability to identify strategic opportunities. Nicole's expertise lies in understanding customer needs and developing collaborative solutions. She is passionate about driving value in global technology markets through partnerships and integrated services. Nicole is instrumental in Comtech's transformation and focuses on leveraging the company's technology leadership to create new pipelines of opportunity. She is committed to fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within Comtech and the industry as a whole. With a focus on convergence and disruptive innovation, Nicole plays a crucial role in Comtech's mission to deliver valuable insights and reliable connectivity worldwide.
Subscribe to @AmericasFutureSeries to see more
We are America's Future Series.
Our mission is to help make America a Stronger, more Noble and more Generous nation.
We are focused on issues impacting U.S. Global Competitiveness and National Security.
#cybersecurity #nationalsecurity #iot
Website - americas-fs.org
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/americasfutureseries
Facebook - facebook.com/AmericasFutureSeries
Twitter - twitter.com/AmericasFS
#space #spaceexploration #technology #ai #spaceinnovation #spaceforce
